How Goalie Masks Are Made

Last week the video from the Discovery Channel on how goalie pads are produced was posted – this week it’s the goalie mask.

Saves of the Week (10.24)

Saves from the past week with two beauties from Joey MacDonald of the New York Islanders from the same game against New Jersey. Missing, this week for the first time in the weekly Saves of the Week, Marty Turco.

Along with two from MacDonald, saves from Kipper, Tellqvist, Boucher, Budaj, Price, Kolzig, Clemmenson, and, at #1, Loungo.

The Hockey News Top Ten Goalies “Right Now”

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20432-THNcom-Top-10-Best-goalies-right-now.html

Link above to the Hockey News website that rates the top goalies playing right now

At #1, the most exciting goalie in the league right now that is receiving new respect: Tim Thomas. If you have not watched him, he is worth the price of the cable NHL packages. The last goalie this fun to watch was Dom Hasek in the 1990’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of his great saves-

How Goalie Pads Are Made

From the Discovery Channel, a 5 minute video for anyone who wants to see the method manufacturers use to produce leg pads.

NHL Goalie Gear Guru Speaks

Video of Kay Whitmore explaining the new requirements for goalie gear manufacturers for the NHL.

http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=2&id=26138

NHL Saves of the Week (11.19)

Weekly video of the super saves from the past week. Ersberg (x2), Lundqvist, Deslauirius, Mason, Turco (how does a goalie with some of the worst stats in the league make the Saves of the Week every week?), Bryzgalov, Ward, Theodore, and Budaj.

The Secret to Roy’s Success All Goalies Should Adapt

With the Habs ready to retire Patrick Roy’s #33 Saturday night, he was interviewed and discussed his career and how he approached his position on the ice and within the teams he played for.

“I always thought goaltenders could not show weaknesses,” Roy said via conference call.

“We played against Detroit one year in the playoffs and we lost the first two games in Denver, and then we’re going in Detroit. I felt that I could not show weaknesses by saying: ‘Oh, I’m not sure. It’s going to be tough.’ You always had to show that you were strong and nothing would affect you.

“The position demands that you stand tall and say: ‘Hey guys, I’m here,’ ” Roy said. “You don’t want to have the players thinking ‘is the goaltender going to be okay tonight? Is he going to be shaky?’ You want to make sure the guys go: ‘We’re okay, Patty is in the net. He’s going to have a good game, and all I have to worry about is playing hard.’ “

Net Lesson

Goalies must never show they are frustrated either on- or off-ice and always appear ready for any challenge in a cool manner. Body language is everything – slumping shoulders, avoiding looking at people in the eye, etc are signs of insecurity. If a goalie is not convinced he is the man for the job, no one will be.

Read the rest of the article – http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/nhlnews/story.html?id=37638ab7-0e10-4f34-a3cb-dac3d9baebfc

Turco’s Reebok Premier III Pads

As you may have seen Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars is wearing an exclusive set of Reebok P3 pads. Although details are few, here is what we know-

1. Pads are based on the new Premier III

2. Graphics are a new printing process for goaltending pads and could change how pads are visually-designed.

3. If the pads do become available at retail (which may not happen), most likely it will only be at select dealers (yes, Playersbench.com where I work will). A decision on retail availability will be made soon.

NHL Top 5 Goalie Leaders (Week 5)

Boston’s Tim Thomas continues to lead the NHL in major goalie categories while a number of goalies have moved into the Top 5 in each category.

Save Percentage

1. T. Thomas (BOS) – 94.6% – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8460703

2. C. Anderson (FLA) – 94.6% – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8460703

3. B. Johnson (WAS) – 93.1% – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8462161

4. N. Backstrom (MIN) – 93.1% – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8473404

5. M. Smith (TB) – 92.9% – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8469608

Goals Against Average

1. T. Thomas (BOS) – 1.76

2. C. Anderson (FLA) – 1.85

3. E. Ersberg (LA) – 1.93 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8473975

4. H. Lundqvist (NYR) – 1.99 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8468685

5. A. Auld (OTT) – 2.08 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8467913

Wins

1. E. Nabokov (SJ) – 10 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8460705

2. H. Lundqvist (NY) – 10

3. R. Loungo (VAN) – 9 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8466141

4. M. Kippersoff (CAL) – 9 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8462147

5. R. Miller (BUF) – 8 – http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlp=8468011

Saves of the Week (11/10)

Many real beauties begins with two great glove saves from two NY netminders – Lundqvist and MacDonald. Then, Hedberg, Weeks, Anderson, Bishop, Garon, Giguere, Osgood, and Turco.

Several of these are saves made after the puck has initially gotten past the goalie. The will to compete and succeed causes many spectacular saves for goalies and are good examples for young goalies.